Cronimet is the company that contaminated the Okhchuchay River. According to some foreign media, it had an illegal business relationship with representatives of Serzhik Sarkisyan’s former junta regime using corruption schemes. #Okhchuchay#Ecoterror
As for the Kapan mine, it'
s known that
as result of the accident at the tailing
pipe in 2017 the surrounding
territories. The fact of a harm caused
to the environment was officially
recognized & company was fined.
#Okhchuchay#Ecoterror
An appeal had addressed to international organizations on the need to prevent constant pollution of the Okhchuchay & to take urgent measures in this regard, and calls made to solve this problem together. #Okhchuchay#Ecoterror
It`s an unprecedented huge catastrophe with enormous pollutions. The bad smells are spreading all around the neighborhood territories of Okhchuchay #Okhchuchay#Ecoterror
The acknowledgement of the fact that 2 enterprises operating in Syunik province of Armenia do ignore the world EcoStandards has been highlighted in the reports by government agencies & environmental activists, published in #ArmenianMedia. #Okhchuchay#Ecoterror
The mining industry of #Armenia, which plays a key role in this country's economy, has been destroying the ecosystems not only of Armenia itself, but also the ecosystems of the neighboring states. #Okhchuchay#Ecoterror
It should be noted that the plant's main shareholder is Germany's Cronimet Mining Company, which massively pollutes the trans boundary Okhchuchay River. #Okhchuchay#Ecoterror
An appeal had addressed to international organizations on the need to prevent constant pollution of the Okhchuchay & to take urgent measures in this regard, and calls made to solve this problem together. #Okhchuchay#Ecoterror
The mass extinction of bioresources, trout species, was discovered in the river basin of Okhchuchay. Soils were poisoned in the Zangilan region, where the water of the Okhchuchay River is also used for irrigation. #Okhchuchay#Ecoterror
#Azerbaijan is trapped in an assailable position, since Azerbaijani territories are located downstream of polluted rivers flowing from Armenia. Okhchuchay, running into the Araz, enters the Kur - the main watercourse for Azerbaijan. #Okhchuchay#Ecoterror
The mining industry of #Armenia, which plays a key role in this country's economy, has been destroying the ecosystems not only of Armenia itself, but also the ecosystems of the neighboring states. #Okhchuchay#Ecoterror
The water from Okhchuchay can bring to detrimental consequences-from the disorders of gastrointestinal tracts, destructive processes in kidneys & bone tissue up to the disorders of cardiovascular, nervous & hematopoietic systems of the body. #Okhchuchay#Ecoterror
L.Margaryan, member of Ecology Protection Safety Center at #YerevanUniversity, confirmed a deterioration of the water quality due to a high content of molybdenum, iron, copper, zinc, chromium & other heavy metals. #Okhchuchay#Ecoterror
The «Azatutyun» #Armenian media outlet wrote: «The Okhchuchay, the second largest one in the Zangezur district, has become unsuitable for irrigation due to the surrounding industrial areas’ activities. All fish have gone extinct». #Okhchuchay#Ecoterror
In 2017 Kajaran Copper Molybdenum Combine in Syunik reportedly mined 27.2 million tons of ore, in accordance with a licensing agreement signed with the Government, the combine was to extract & process only up to 22 million tons of ore per year. #Okhchuchay#Ecoterror
#Kajaran Copper Molybdenum Combine in Syunik, #Armenia was fined for violating the terms of the agreement signed with the Armenian Government, as well as for the combine’s non-compliance with the environmental standards. #Okhchuchay#Ecoterror